I belong to the North American Butterfly Association. I am lucky enough to live about 20 minutes from the National headquarters in Morristown, NJ. They meet monthly and have wonderful information on everything about butterflies. They do butterfly counts and are very concerned about the health of butterfly populations. I just received an update on the Monarch Butterfly Migration from Mexico and it is not looking good. It seems that there was some severe cold weather that effected the population killing 50% or more of the population that was overwintering in Mexico. To read more about this please go to:
http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/03/18/2051354/monarch-butterflies-making-trek.html
In the meantime...... what can you do to help????
PLANT LOTS OF MILKWEED and lets get fat juicy caterpillars this summer!
Spread the word.
Journey with a monarch butterfly and its host plant, milkweed. Mother Monarch a children's book about the butterfly life cycle. It is written and illustrated by Mindy Lighthipe and is an excellent book for home schools, elementary and primary schools. Use it as a teaching book about native plants and butterflies. Explore butterfly gardens, butterfly art, and butterfly migration. "Nature's Wisdom" Oracle Cards are 48 beautiful paintings with a written companion book for all ages.
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Friday, March 19, 2010
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